This past spring, Mike Bellody’s MLB Cigar Ventures did a national release of its Imperia Aventador line. The Imperia Aventador is the fourth blend released by MLB Cigar Ventures, and the third blend under the Imperia brand. The story of the Imperia Aventador goes back to the blending sessions of the Imperia Islero. At the time he was […]
At the 2017 IPCPR Trade Show, Drew Estate released a third blend under its Undercrown brand known as the Undercrown Sun Grown. Over the past six years, the Undercrown brand has essentially become the workhorse brand in Drew Estate’s premium portfolio as it is designed to be a regular, everyday smoke. The release of […]
In 2011, Drew Estate recruited Willy Herrera to join its company. At the time, Herrera was working at the small El Titan de Bronze factory located in Little Havana, Miami. Drew Estate and its founder Jonathan Drew were looking for someone to join the company to blend something Cubanesque – a style Herrera had become […]
Today we take a look at the Davidoff Master Selection 2013. The Master Selection series is an extension off the Davidoff White Label brand that is the brainchild of Davidoff Master Blender Eladio Diaz. It consists of six personal blends by Diaz. Each of the blends is meant to commemorate a specific birthday of Diaz. Given that […]
Agile Cigar Reviews replace what we used to term “Assessment Updates”. The concept is the same, but the name is different. Agile Cigar Reviews use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we […]
The Nomad SA-17 is the seventh regular production line to come from Fred Rewey’s Nomad Cigar Company. The name “SA” stands for “San Andres” and is named for the wrapper used – a Mexican wrapper from the San Andres region. The SA-17 became Nomad’s first San Andres regular production cigar, however, it is not the […]
The La Barba Purple is the second line that was released by La Barba Cigars. La Barba Cigars is a company founded by Tony Bellatto and Craig Rossi in 2010. The name La Barba translates to “beard” and is a tribute to the beards the company founders had. In 2013 the company brought its first […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or giving a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
Earlier this year Davidoff unveiled what would become its signature release for 2017, the Davidoff Winston Churchill – The Late Hour. Back in 2007, Davidoff had launched a brand that paid tribute to Sir Winston Churchill called Winston Churchill cigars. The brand had been somewhat of a slow mover for the company, so in 2015 the Winston […]
Agile Cigar Reviews are cigar assessments where we use a lightweight, shorter format. These will never take the place of our comprehensive reviews. They are only used on blends we have previously assessed. This might be a blend we are re-scoring or providing a score for the first time. It might be a blend we […]
